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Jacob Phillips on the recent mass shooting in Las Vegas. ...
Keep ReadingJanuary 31, 2012
"The gospel, applied to our hearts every day, frees us to be brutally honest with ourselves and with God. The assurance of His total forgiveness of our sins through the blood of Christ means we don't have to play defensive games anymore. We don't have to rationalize and excuse our sins. We can say we told a lie instead of saying we exaggerated a bit. We can admit an unforgiving spirit instead of continuing to blame our parents for our emotional distress. We can call sin exactly what it is, regardless of how ugly and shameful it may be, because we know that Jesus bore that sin in His body on the cross. With the assurance of total forgiveness through Christ, we have no reason to hide from our sins anymore."...
January 6, 2012
I'm at a season of life where it seems like it's time to slow down. Nothing is working quite right anymore. I need glasses for aging eyes and anti-inflammtories for aging joints. I forget names and what commonly used household gadgets are called. Solitude invites me to steal away (which I enjoy doing at times!) while a growing family and new church lovingly require me to get even busier than ever. The commercials say Benny and I should be anticipating retirement after all the years of being in the throes of parenting and pastoring. Sometimes I envy those who can....
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Jacob Phillips on the recent mass shooting in Las Vegas. ...
Keep ReadingJuly 6, 2016 by Benny Phillips | Category: Current Events | Tags: Redeemer Church, Lake Nona Church, lake Nona, Prayer, Redeemer Church at Lake Nona, #blacklivesmatter, justice, Alton Sterling, lament
Our statement on the death of Alton Sterling. ...
Keep ReadingAugust 7, 2015 by | Category: Uncategorized | Tags: Redeemer Church, Lake Nona Church, lake Nona, Prayer, Scripture, Addiction, Sin, abortion, Redeemer Church at Lake Nona, Jesus, brokenness, Second Coming, enough, intercession
Jesus' sacrifice was enough to defeat our sin. When will the wicked have prospered for long enough? When will we see the Rider on the White Horse?...
Keep ReadingFebruary 10, 2015 | Category: Poetry | Tags: Redeemer Church, Lake Nona Church, lake Nona, Prayer, abortion, Redeemer Church at Lake Nona, compassion, kingdom living, pro-life, laughter
Jake Phillips prays over the issue of abortion in our country. Lord, break our hearts for what breaks yours....
Keep ReadingFebruary 9, 2015 | 4 Comments by Sarah Grace Pavelchak | Category: Friends of Redeemer | Tags: Redeemer Church, Lake Nona Church, lake Nona, Prayer, humility, John Piper, cross, Redeemer Church at Lake Nona, Jesus, dependence, C.S. Lewis
The latest in our off-again, on-again Friends of Redeemer series comes from Sarah Grace Pavelchak, who writes a personal reflection on what prayer means to her. ...
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I’m one of those crazy people who gets up early on Black Friday to shop. It’s a tradition my daughters and I have enjoyed for years. Frankly, I don’t buy much. For me it’s primarily a sentimental opportunity to spend time with my girls and have our yearly lunch at Olive Garden....
Keep ReadingOctober 9, 2014 by | Category: Member Musings | Tags: cancer, Death, nursing, Redeemer Church, Lake Nona Church, blog, lake Nona, ministry, Orlando Church, Lake Nona Churches, mission, lee vista, lee vista church, redeemerchurch, redeemer, lakenonachurch, the gospel, redeemer blog, peace, church blog, Redeemer Church of Lake Nona, Prayer
Up until a couple of weeks before the birth of my son, Silas, I worked full time as an orthopedic nurse in a large hospital in Orlando. I took care of a large number of people, 90% of whom had surgery to fix broken bones; people who had been in horrible car accidents, people who had broken bones from slipping and falling at Disney, and a large population of the elderly who...
Keep ReadingApril 21, 2013 by Jesse Phillips | Category: Member Testimony | Tags: cancer, Prayer, healing
Debbie has been fighting cancer for three years. We prayed for her healing on April 14th. Watch her share the news she received when she visited the doctor the very next week. Debbie Lorch Testimony from Redeemer Church at Lake Nona on Vimeo....
Keep ReadingJune 26, 2012 by Taraleigh Davis | Category: Redeemer Church News | Tags: About Us, church life, community groups, Faith Rising, Fellowship, grace, healing, Lake Nona Churches, Lake Nona Church, miracle, ministry, Prayer, testimony, Redeemer Church
One of our members, Liz, is battling cancer and a sweet friend of ours, Rose, made a beautiful quilt to raise funds to help with expenses. Here is Rose's explanation of why she had this idea. ...
Keep ReadingJune 8, 2012 by Taraleigh Davis | Category: Member Testimony | Tags: About Us, bible, church life, gospel, grace, humility, lake Nona, Lake Nona Church, Lake Nona Churches, ministry, miracle, Redeemer Church, Prayer
The following testimony was shared by Kara Sherman in September of 2011. ...
Keep ReadingMarch 29, 2012 | 1 Comments | Category: Member Testimony | Tags: evangelism, church life, About Us, gospel, grace, humility, lake Nona, Lake Nona Church, Prayer, Redeemer Church, testimony, vision
Along with evangelism prayer can often seem like the most excruciating discipline of a Christian's life. But perhaps unlike evangelism it is not so much a result of forgetful negligence, but rather our seemingly half-hearted, faith-deficient offerings before God that lead us to feel God's proverbial pebble in our shoe...
Keep ReadingMarch 20, 2012 | Category: Musings of a Pastor's Wife | Tags: Prayer, Faith Rising, healing, miracle, testimony, Sheree Phillips
(This is Part Two of this story. Please see yesterday's post for Part One.) The day my Uncle Rocky died I was heartbroken, but I knew I had to tell Josh and Jaime. I still remember feeling perplexed and disappointed. I didn't remember ever believing so strongly that God would heal. I had so wanted them to witness a real miracle......
Keep ReadingMarch 18, 2012 | Category: Musings of a Pastor's Wife | Tags: Fellowship, Lake Nona Church, ministry, miracle, Prayer, Sheree Phillips
Our friend, Frank, has been doing a Sunday evening mini-series on prayer. While it's likely I heard him do a variation of these messages in the 90′s at a former church, his words have been freshly challenging and encouraging me. As a small group of us sat our family room listening to him teach last night, the Lord began to show me how easily I'm tempted to discourage...
Keep ReadingJanuary 23, 2012 | 1 Comments | Category: Musings of a Pastor's Wife | Tags: ministry, Faith Rising, Prayer, miracle
Yesterday was a mixture of joy and sorrow for Redeemer Church. Have we changed our name to Ultimate Power? No. That's just the name of our new location. Who would have ever thought of checking at marital arts studios to see about renting space for a church? We're glad someone did. It's a great situation for us, and gives us room to grow. We're grateful....
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